Archive for fairy tales

The iTunes store has no shortage of fairy tale-themed apps and eBooks. A quick search for any of your favorite Hans Christian Andersen or Brothers Grimm stories will turn up hundreds of options for both “free” (quotations marks very intentional) and paid options. Unfortunately, many of them feature artwork right out of a bad Disney […]

If you follow us on Facebook or Twitter, you may know our tendency for sharing and over-sharing the work of Philly-based artist and illustrator Dave Perillo. Like me, Dave has a love for all things pop culture and pop art, including well-known and cult artists like Jim Flora, Charles Schultz, Jim Henson, Mike Allred, and Tim […]

As I have probably hinted at before, my daughter is quite the Disney Princess fan girl. So, when word came out their next major animated effort was the introduction of a post-modern take on Rapunzel (recently renamed Tangled), she was naturally curious about this classic tale. So, off to my library I went to take […]

Lately, I find myself surrounded in fairy tales. When we go to the library or select a film, a standard question seems to be “is there a princess in it?” or “is it a fairy tale?” So, with witches, magical kisses, evil stepmoms and happily ever after in mind, here is a list of my […]